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The speaker says that, for someone raised in post-war Britain, free speech felt like a basic part of everyday national life. The quote presents free expression as something learned as a social norm rather than as an abstract principle. It also suggests that this view comes from the speaker’s own upbringing and generation.
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About Roger Scruton
English philosopher, writer, and social critic
Sir Roger Vernon Scruton was an English philosopher, writer, and social critic. He is known for work on aesthetics and political philosophy, and for presenting conservative views in those fields. He founded The Salisbury Review, a conservative political journal, and wrote more than 50 books on architecture, art, philosophy, politics, religion, and related subjects. He also chaired the United Kingdom government’s Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission from 2019 to 2020. His ideas on classical architecture and beauty continue through his foundation, and his political thought remains influential.
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Books by Roger Scruton
Animal Rights and Wrongs
2006
Beauty
2009
Fools, Frauds and Firebrands
2015
A short history of modern philosophy
1995
An intelligent person's guide to philosophy
1999